Gaming

As promised, on September 23, the fantasy role-playing shooter Witchfire from the Polish studio The Astronauts (The Vanishing of Ethan Carter), founded by the former developers of Painkiller and Bulletstorm, was released in early access on Steam. At the start of Steam Early Access, the game is compatible with EGS saves, works on Steam Deck, supports controllers and achievements. So far, the project is only in English, but this will be fixed closer to the full release. Witchfire is a single-player RPG shooter set in a dark fantasy setting. Players take on the role of a sinner who has become a witch hunter. He must go on expeditions to destroy enemies and upgrade his equipment to progress through the story. Witchfire has roguelike elements, but the developers emphasize that their g...

Team17 and The Game Kitchen are preparing for a quick return to the lands of Cvstodia. The gamers' interest should be attracted by a large update for Blasphemous II and the Mea Culpa add-on with new areas, quests and an alternative ending. Mea Culpa will tell the story of the Penitent One, who decided to go in search of his sword from the first Blasphemous. The addon will add two large biomes with bosses, four quests, an alternative ending for the hero, new prayers and nine fresh music tracks. The game will also receive a free True Torment update, which should expand some existing locations, add unique abilities and a New Game + mode. True Torment update and Blasphemous II: Mea Culpa will be released on PC (Steam, GOG, EGS), PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch on the same day - Oct...

Motion Twin Studio has released another gameplay recording of its new project, the roguelike Windblown. This time, we get to follow the adventures of a jumping warrior for fifteen minutes. Windblown players will take on the role of warrior-jumpers, defenders of the Ark village floating around the deadly Vortex. Alone or in a company of up to three people, fighters will have to challenge the guardians and emissaries of the Vortex.  https://youtu.be/-hBLnaZbEIk The published 17-minute video, according to the authors, includes 15 minutes of single-player gameplay of Windblown from the closed alpha testing that began in February. The player quickly moves across airborne islands, mastering new techniques by absorbing the memories of fallen warriors, and dealing with increasi...

A whole hour of gameplay from the upcoming ant strategy game Empire of the Ants from Microids has appeared online. Empire of the Ants is being developed by the French studio Tower Five, founded by veterans of Creative Assembly (the Total War series). The authors took the 1991 novel "Ants" by French writer Bernard Werber as a basis. Controlling a rescue ant named 103,683, players will develop a colony, collect resources, hunt, fight spiders, praying mantises and other insects, and form alliances. You will have to adapt to changing conditions depending on the season. At the beginning of the game, users are engaged in creating an economy and an army, building defensive structures and obtaining intelligence about the enemy. By sending worker ants into the forest, they will receive food and ...